It's Time to Talk About Power

After being groomed and sexually assaulted by her maths teacher when she was just 15 years old, Grace Tame has spent the last 10 years turning her traumatic experience into being an advocate for survivors of child sexual assault and a leader of positive change.

Recognising the injustice of Tasmania’s gag order that prevented survivors from self-identifying publicly, Grace spent several months campaigning with #LetHerSpeak campaign.

In 2019, she finally won the court order to speak out under her own name.

As the 2021 Australian of the Year, Grace worked tirelessly to prevent this from happening to other children.

Her memoir, The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner, was published in 2022.

Mat Stevenson is an Australian actor, known for his TV roles in soap operas and miniseries.

In a recent article for The Age/SMH Good Weekend, Mat spoke of the sexual abuse incident at the age of 18 that sent him into a spiral of trauma related depression.

Madison Griffiths is a writer, artist and producer.

She is the co-producer of Tender, an award-winning Broadwave podcast that follows what happens in the aftermath of abusive relationships.

Her essays have been published widely in The Guardian, SBS, VICE, Meanjin, Kill Your Darlings and in 2022, she won the Our Watch Award as administered by the Walkley Foundation for Excellence in Reporting on Violence Against Women and Children.

Madison's second non-fiction title Sweet Nothings (Ultimo Press) was published in 2025, interrogating how class and gender are expressed and exploited in our academic institutions.

Regarded as one of Australia's most sought after speakers and facilitators, Kemi Nekvapil isa bestselling author, host of the No.1 ranking show, The Shift Series Podcast, and known around the world as an ICF accredited and leading coach for female executives and entrepreneurs.

Kemi is the author of The Gift of Asking, Power; and most recently, Grounded Success, published in September 2025.